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Cultural Pittsfield This Week: April 10-16

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April 10 - April 16, 2020
While we all do what we can to stop the spread of Covid-19, Cultural Pittsfield will offer weekly guides featuring online events and information. If you are a Pittsfield business and would like your event listed, please email cultural@pittsfieldch.com. Thank you and be well!
 
  RESOURCES
 
Please visit the City of Pittsfield's COVID-19 (Coronavirus) webpage for updates and helpful resources. 1Berkshire has also compiled a list of online sites where you can find information on a number of topics.
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  TAKEOUT & DELIVERY
Here are some of the Pittsfield restaurants currently offering takeout, delivery, and/or curbside pickup. Please check their websites for special menus, hours and updates. Visit the 1Berkshire website for a list of all takeout options throughout Berkshire County.
  FAMILY FRIENDLY
 
The newly launched Berkshire Museum at Home initiative offers kids a fun way to check in with their favorite animals, exhibits and staff members through Daily Doodles, Digital Discoveries, downloadable worksheets, the "What's in the Basement?" podcast and more!
For Pittsfield schoolchildren: Free grab-and-go meal packages are available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12-1 p.m. at the following sites: Morningside Community School, Conte School, Dower Square Housing Village, Berkshire Family YMCA, Wilson Park Housing, The Boys & Girls Club, Brattlebrook Apartments, and Berkshire Peak Apartments.
 
For Pittsfield residents: Berkshire United Way and local restaurants are providing free food for families at the Boys & Girls Club, Conte School and Morningside School on Saturdays from 12-1 p.m. 
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Color Springtime Friends to Say Thank You  Printable Art Fun with IS183 Art School | Learn from Home with Berkshire Theatre Group | Painting Tutorials from Berkshire Paint & Sip | Use Berkshire Athenaeum Resources from Home
  ONLINE CLASSES & FUN
Do you need a creative outlet but don't know where to begin? IS183 Art School of the Berkshires is here to inspire you with free video tutorials and low-priced online classes. Learn to paint, collage, sew, make paper beads, take better photos with your smartphone and more! 
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FRI Zoom Coffee Break with 18 Degrees | Pet Care Tips from Berkshire Humane Society | Virtual Barrington Stage Company | Make Your Own Flat Cat or Flat Fido with Blue Q | Learn from Home with Berkshire Theatre Group | Painting Tutorials from Berkshire Paint & Sip | Classes with Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness | Classes with Antil Fitness | Classes with Radiance Yoga | Virtual Berkshires | Email aimee@gaiaroots.com for Online Drumming Classes | THU Live Storytelling Hour with BCC Alumni
  SHOP LOCAL
 
You can still shop online at your favorite vintage home furnishings store, Circa Berkshires. Check the store's facebook page for new inventory. Smaller items can be shipped, or take advantage of free local delivery!  
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Pittsfield Celebrates Robert 'Bob' Presutti on Arbor Day

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

Bob Presutti, right, is presented the Hebert Award in 2017 for his volunteer efforts at Springside Park. He died in 2023 at age 88.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A tree has been planted next to the Berkshire Athenaeum in honor of local "giant" Robert Presutti.

Officials celebrated Arbor Day on Friday by installing a commemorative plaque next to the American elm sapling. This is a tree that James McGrath, the city's park program manager, said Presutti would have been particularly proud of.

"Today is a day where we yes, celebrate trees, but today is also a day where here in the city we intentionally try to acknowledge the good work of folks in our community who spend their time and their efforts and their talents to make Pittsfield a more beautiful place," he said to a crowd of about 20 people.

"Today we are honoring a longtime community volunteer named Bob Presutti. I'm sure a lot of you here know Bob and know his contributions to the city, not only when it comes to trees and parks but also to the Retired Senior Volunteer Program."

The longtime volunteer passed away last year at the age of 88. He contributed more than 10,600 hours to RSVP and had great impacts on the Parks Department over the years from sharing his knowledge and talents to ensuring that workers were safe when working on trees.

"This morning I went through my emails to see how many emails Bob Presutti sent me since the year 2001 when I started with the city. Bob Presutti sent me 14,000 emails and nearly every single one of those was about trees," McGrath said, prompting laughter and smiles from attendees.

One thread struck him as particularly important because it showed Presutti's empathy when it comes to the safety of city workers while caring for trees.

"There were multiple emails from Bob about the need to get the Parks Department maintenance guys into a program learning about chainsaw safety and learning about ladder safety. He was really into making certain that our city workers were well cared for and had all of the instruction that they needed and in fact, he even offered his own time and services after he became certified to teach our city workers," McGrath said.

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